Improvement in tea-kettles



UNITED STATES PATENT @lirica JOHN A. GOEWEY, OF ALBANY, NEW' YGll'tl.

IM PROVEM ENT iN TEA-KETTLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,Sl, dated July i3, 1862.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOI-1N A. Gonwnr, of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Attaching the Covers of Tea- Kettles; and I do hereby declare that the fol'- lowing is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,Y making part of this specification-- Figurel being a plan of a tea-kettle with the cover attached in my improvednianner, and showing the coveropen Fig.2,a central vertical section of aportionoi the same with the cover closed, lthe planeof section being indicated by the line :e or, Eig. i; Fig. 3, a plan of. the teakettle-.with the cover removed and representing the socket or hole in which the steznor pivot of the oo ver fits; Fig. 4, an ede view of tl1e'cover, sho wing more partienlarlyitsstein and iiange.`

'Like let-ters designate correspondingparls in all the figures.

The object of my invention is attaching the cover having a side movement-horizontally around an axis to a tea-kettle in such a .'maiiner otherwise than by ordinary riveting that its flange will fall into the opening of the kettle; so as to prevent it from accidentally falling open, and rendering the joint tighter, and'also 4 so that when the bail is secured in its place the cover cannotvbe removed from its fastening without first removing the bail. V Y

, The tea-kettle A is of ordinary shape and construction, with the exception of the. seat a, on which therear 'bearing of the cover rests,

l A and the Socket-0r noie b, it which sa the stem or 4pivot of the cover. The seat is madea plane surface on top, but usually inclining upward as it extends backward from the directional' the spout, as represented inthe section, Fig.

' 2, so that when the cover is turnedy away from Y the opening c ofihetea-kettl'e. it gradually rises, and when turned cvervtheopeningitfalls sufficiently to allow the iiange of thecover to fit into itsplacef The socket cr'hole b is of a'V shape somewhat'simlar te that ofthe keyhole of a lock, having a lcircular opening ofsuitable size infront, and ai'notch, d, in the rear substantially of the shape shown'in Fig. 3. This ysocket is situated. atxalsnitahle distance fromthe pening of the-,tea-kettle for the cover to At properly. f

The cover B of the tea-kettle is of the usual shape in its front and main portion, but 'the rear thereof forms a proj eetion, C, for furnishing a bearing to iit on the seat c of 'the tea-kettle, and a stem or pivot for fitting in its socket. This stein or pivot f projects vertically from the bottom of the projection in a position relating to thecover corresponding with the socket b. v Itis of suitable lengt-li for the purpose designed, and of the saine shape in horizontal section as the socket which it lits, being provided at its rear side with a lug or projecn tion, g, corresponding in i'orin with the notch. d. This lug is cutaway at its tcp, as represented at h, Figs. 2 and 4, a distance 'a little greater than the vertical thickness of the metal forming the seat a, so that when the stenn is fitted in its socket and turned the edge of the metal shall rest in lthe open space, with suit able play vertically for the cover.

The cover is secured iu place by insertingr its stein inthe socket before the bail D of. the

tea-kettle is applied. rFhis is easily done, as

the ear ol' the bail presents no impediments; but the position o'' the socket in relation to the bail is suchv that when the latter is in'place its curved end i., which forms the bear-ing t ting in the ear, (shown by dottedlnes, Fig; 1,)

prevents the cover from being turned suffi ciently to remove the stem from its socket. Thus the-lug g, by holding under the edge of the metal, prevents the cover being rernoved from the teakettle, while at'the'sanie time it does not interfere in the least with its free turning motion.v rlhe cover thus used in eonnection with the bail is always retained in place and is in no danger of falling clit'.

'In addition to the advantages above de scribed, when. the cover'is broughtin position over the opening c of the tea-kettle the action is such, the stem having proper play in the sockel',` that vits ordinary iiange lc falls and tits into its seat in 'the usual manner oi' a removable cover. By this means the cover forms a nearlystealn-tight joint and is always retained in place,l so that there is no danger of its fall'- ing on one side and scalding the hand of the vperson using the teakettle by thehot steam.

This is a great advantage over covers turning i horizontally around an axis and riveted in the usual manner, for in such devices the flange 7c cannot -be used, the coversQwhich are made with niiet under surface) merely moving over and covering the opening,nnd thereby leaving n loose joint, having a liability to fell to one side by the accidental turning of the kettle, whereby the hand of the operator is subject to sealding hy the het steam. However closely such n cover may be made toiitat rst,its ordinary rivet soon wenrs loose, so Athat it will not retain its position with any degree of safety. Bymy-ixnproved arrangement all these (liftieulties are obviated. This arrangement enables the cover to be fitted entirely by casting, the lug only being filed at the upper end,

and thus the expense is greatly lesseneL I am aware that oevers have been pivoted t0 tea-kettles by-rivetingnnd by other means,

so aste open and close by'turning horizom telly on such axis; but thisl simply I do not claim; bnt

What I elninr asmy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A1. The combination of the stem f nndsocket Z with the tlnnge kof the tezykettle cover, so arranged that when the cover has moved over the opening in the kettle the ange k will fall therein, substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein described.

2. Attaching the cover to the ten'kettle by means of the stem fand socket b in such a manner that whenthe bail D is raised it ennnot be removed from its place,substnnt'inllyns herein described. Y

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my neme in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Jenn A. Gonvvnr.

Witnesses WM. J. SHANKLAND, N. S. lARKHURsr. y 

